Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku set to join Roma loan

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Chelsea have agreed to loan Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku to Serie A side Roma, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

According to the Italian sports daily, Roma will pay the London club 5.8 million euros ($6.2 million), and the player will earn 7.5 million euros every year.

According to Gazzetta, Lukaku will arrive in Rome on Tuesday for a physical.

The Belgian will be reunited with Jose Mourinho at Roma, who previously coached him at Chelsea and Manchester United.

Lukaku returned to Chelsea in 2021 for 115 million euros from Inter Milan. He first joined Chelsea in 2011 and left for Everton in 2014 before moving on to Manchester United and Inter.

Lukaku, 30, spent last season on loan in Italy, back at Inter, scoring 14 goals.

Roma have already signed Iranian international Sardar Azmoun on loan from Bayer Leverkusen and the Paris Saint-Germain midfield pair of Leandro Paredes and Renato Sanches, the latter also on loan.

Houssem Aouar joined on a five-year deal from Lyon in June.

Roma have one point after the first two rounds of Serie A games.